John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger (born April 6 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American actor.

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April 6 - 1947 - Bridgeport - Connecticut - American - Actor

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Ratzenberger is perhaps best known for his role as "Clifford C. 'Cliff' Clavin, Jr." in the Cheers (1982) TV Series.

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Clifford C. 'Cliff' Clavin, Jr. - Cheers - 1982

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His acting credits include 47 productions and an additional 22 notable television appearances. His first role was a Patron in The Ritz (1976), before appearing in minor roles in movies including Firefox; A Bridge Too Far; and Superman II as a NASA controller; Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as "Major Bren Derlin"; and Gandhi (1982) as an American Lieutenant.

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Television - The Ritz - 1976 - Firefox - A Bridge Too Far - Superman II - Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back - 1980 - Bren Derlin - Gandhi - 1982

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All of Pixar Animation's feature films include Ratzenberger, who has become something of a "good luck charm" to the studio. John is also a member of Pixar's softball team.

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• Hamm the Piggy Bank in Toy Story (1995)
• P.T. Flea the Circus Ring Leader in A Bug's Life (1998)
• Hamm the Piggy Bank in Toy Story 2 (1999)
• Yeti in Monsters Inc. (2002)
• Fish School in Finding Nemo (2003)
• The Underminer in The Incredibles (2004)
• Mack Truck in Cars (2005)

Disney also cast him to voice the bathhouse's assistant manager in the English-language dub of the Japanese animated film Spirited Away (2002).

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Spirited Away - 2002

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He currently (2005) is host of a Travel Channel TV series about things made in the USA called John Ratzenberger's Made in America.

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2005 - Travel Channel - John Ratzenberger's Made in America

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Ratzenberger also hosts the Wildcard section in ATARI's PC game based on the popular board game, Trivial Pursuit.

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Recently, John Ratzenberger turned down the role of Hamm for the movie Toy Story 3, and will not be involved unless Pixar is making it.

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